Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he is having with the providers of PCR testing centres to ensure that there is an increase in PCR tests available to meet increasing infection levels.

We will engage providers of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing as required to ensure test kits are available.

NHS Test and Trace monitors the forecasted balance of demand for PCR testing against available laboratory processing capacity and will look to procure additional laboratory processing capacity if necessary.